Radiator



Aug, 7, W28. mwzw A. A. LAN DON RADIATOR Filed Jan. '7, 1927 Patented Aug. '1 W289 ARC'HER A. LANDON, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK,- ASSIGNOR 0 LAIIDGH BADIATOIEL COWANY, INCORPORATED, 8F NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW Y'OEILEK, A @QEPQRATION GE NEW YORK.

Application filed January This invention relates to a radiator and a removable shield therefor and is more particularly directed tothat form of sectional cast metal radiator used for heating the various rooms of a building.

7 One of the principallobects of this invention is to provide a sectional radiator which will not readil collect dust and dirt and subsequently disc arge it into the air of theroom and soil the walls and hangings as well as endanger the comfort and health hot air away from the walls and hangings and thereby lessen the danger of soiling these as well as effectively preventing contact between the cold walls and the stream of hot air, and therefore more effectively heat the room.

Further'objects are to provide such radiator sections and shields which are inexpensive, easily installed and removed, and not subject to breakage in the course of manufacture, transit or assembling.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical transverse section of a radiator and shield made in accordance with my invention. Figure 2 is a fragmentary horizontal section thereof taken on line-22, Fig. 1. Figure 3 is a erspectlve view of the preferred form of de ector strip or shield shown in Fig. 1. view similar to Fig. 2 .but showing a moditied form of deflector strip. Figure 5 is a perspective view of the modified form of deflector strip shown in Fig. 4.

Similar reference numerals refer to like parts in each figure of the drawings.

The radiator shown in the accompanying drawings is composed of a number of upright center radiator sections 6 and two end sections 7, the end sections being rovided with integrally formed legs 8 whlch support the radiator. Each of the sections is made of cast metal and is formed to provide a plurality ofintercommunieating passages through which the steam, hot water not readily collect dirt.

Figure 4: is a nanraroa.

7, 1927. Serial lilo. 152321.

or other heating medium passes and heats the' outer surface of the radiator. Each section is formed to provide a marginal passage 9 which is relatively large in cross section and forms a marginal bar 10; a plurahty of spaced longitudinal passages 11 forming spaced vertical bars 12 between the marginal bars; and a plurality of transverse passages formed within spaced horizontal bars 13. Each of these'passages intercommunicate at the points of juncture of the bars and provide for proper circulat on of the heating medium throughout the s'ectlon. Circulation of the heating medium from one section to another is e'fi'ected by the usual series of threaded nipples 14 secured in bosses 15,. which bosses are provided on opposite sides of each section at the upper end thereof, and a lower series of nipples 16 received in bosses 17 at the lower ends of the several sections.

For the purpose of rendering the radiator readily cleanable and sanitary and also to provide for a free flow of air up between the radiator sections, the bars of each section are webbed together so that each sec- I tion is in the form of a complete imperforate slab. These webs 18 are preferably formed as continuations of the bars and provide a series of inwardly dished reentrant pockets 19 on opposite sides of each section which are readily cleaned and do These webs also reduce shrinkage strain in the castings and render the sections considerably less fragile than a separate bar radiator section.

7 To deflect. the air heated by the radiator forwardly away from the wall which would tend to chill it, and to prevent soiling of the wall and hangings by the dust carried by the stream of hot air, deflecting strips or shields are removably placed between the radiator sections. The upright marginal bars 10 of each section are provided on their opposite sides with vertical beads 20, the upper ends 21 of which are continued inwardly to the bosses 15. A second vertical bead 22 is provided on each vertical marginal bar, and forms with the bead 20 a channel or groove 23 which slidingly receives the shutter or deflector 24a. The referred form of shutter or deflector is made in the form of a sheet metal strip having a relatively long body portion 25 the opposite edges of Oil? Till

radiator sections, and an upper short end portion 26 which is adapte to extend 1nwardly along the bead 21 and engage the bosses 15 of the two sections. For the purpose of rendering the strips adjustable to compensate for varying distances between radiators sections, and also to hold the strip under compression, the body portion 25 of the strip is formed to provide a longitudinal corrugation 27 which renders the strip laterally compressible, the strip having sufficient spring to maintain the compression. The corrugation is not continued into the horizontal end portion 26, however, this portion being flat and vertically flexible to adapt itself to the bosses,- Instead of the narrow corrugation shown in Figs. 1-3 the corrugation may extend the full wldth of the strip, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, both formsbeing inserted from the upper ends of the radiator sections and functioning in the same manner.

This invention provides a sanitary radiator, and by the provision of imperforate sections and deflector strips, operates to efliciently direct a stream of heated air out into the room and away from the wall and hangings.

I claim as my invention:

1. In combination with a radiator composed of a plurality of hollow radiator sections, nipples connecting said sections, and bosses provided on said sections and receiving said nipples, a sheet metal shield having a. longitudinally corrugated body portion and a flat end portion, extending perpendicularly to said corru ated body portion,

-means for supporting t e corrugated body section being formed with Webs connecting each of the portions forming the fluidconducting passages and providing an imperforate section, and atleast two of said sections being formed on their corresponding sides with a pair of vertical beads, a shield comprising a longitudinally corrugated body portion and an upper'flat endportion extending perpendicularly to said body portion, said corrugated body portion being supported under compressions-between said sections by said beads, and the flat end section extending inwardly and engaging the outer sides of said bosses.

3. An article of manufacture comprising a sheet metal shield adapted to be removably supported between the several sections of a cast metal radiator, said shield comprising a relatively long longitudinally corrugated and laterally compressible body portion and a relatively short flat end section extending perpendicularly from said body portion.

In testimony whereof I, hereby a-ifix my signature. I

ARCHER A. LANDON. 

